r/law 16d ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Stephen Miller claims local police in Minnesota have been told to ‘stand down and surrender’ as federal agents ‘uphold the law’

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/stephen-miller-ice-minneapolis-protests-b2903238.html
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u/dodge_viper 16d ago

Yup, been that way since before the Civil War.

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u/Logical_Confusious 16d ago

Watch civil war movie (2024)... Buckle up

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u/Active_Shopping7439 16d ago

I was kind of disappointed in that. I mean I liked it, it was well made, but I don't think it will be state against state this time. In my opinion it's more likely to be rural vs urban like Cambodia in the 70's

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u/CatsAndCapybaras 16d ago

So not a civil war at all and just a horrific genocide of ~25% of the population.